Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-09
THE PLACE OF MEETING l!
CHICAGO SELECTED BY THE REPUE LIcAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Representatives from Different Sections Urging the Claims of Their Respective Citfes-Sanguine Predictions--Listenins to 8 Labor Representative.

OAoi Alau b. IT. OOuoS, Ol IcuuSy /" uS spoke very encouragingly of Republican prospects for success in the campaign of 1888. After the roll the committee adjourned to meet at the headquarters of the Repub ican National league.
 After recess the Chicago delegation was admitted, and Mayor Roche, of that city, made plain, business like speech in favor o1 holding the convention there. He called special attention to the advantages and ac. commodations that could be founl in Chi. cago for holding a convention, ant spoke oi the peculiar auaptabilty of the new Audi torium building for ;I convention hall Senator Cuilom followed, anI in few words indorsed all that Mayo" Roche had said about Chicago, Insisting tha. if all things were considered Chicago was the best place.
 Senator Manderson then, as spokesman foI the Omaha delegation, urged in a very elo- quent speech tine advantages of the young giant of cities. Omaha. That city offered tc spend s6o, coo toward paying t'le expenses of the conv,'n:i,.,. This would furnish a con- vention i,il, headquarters for the state dele gaticns, for the presidential candidates and committee rooms.
 Congressman Butterworth, at tie head of the Cincinnati delegation, was then heard. He urged the claims of Cincinnati by re ason
 
 telegraph facilities, and splend. hall and hotel accommodations H followed by Murat H Halstead, wilo spoke specially of the fair rlay with which the Republican press of Cincinnati would treat a.! candidates. The city government in the hands of iii, R pub jeans, and mugwumi cry had been minated. The hottest political fights ever u5ht and won by the R puhlicans had
 ct Il fought and won with candidates nomi- "a ei at Cincinnati, and another would be vo.: next year if the convention came to >;:ncinnati. The cand d ,te, whoever he might
 e, would get better senl if from there
 an any other city in th country.
 Gen. Brgiam of Philadelphia, made a rigorous a.! iarnest f.tide s in favor of the .'ev. enni city. Philadelphia needed 10 in- tr5duct:en to Republicans, neither was it Il, cessaly :o speak ot the city's ability to provi,!eia il Il, and for the comfort and con- veneice o. the convention. They proposed to give to the convention hall and headquar- ter accommodations and to publish the pro- ceedings of the convention daily for the use of the delegates. He assured them that the usual rates would be charged by the hotel keepers. Pennsylvania had no candidate for the presidency, and the press of Philadelphia would treat every candidate fairly. There was nothing, Gen. Bingham said, in the pe->~- &.4ai shake Pennsylvania in it's fidelity the Repub- lined by President Cleveland, Pennsylvania would give an increased majority
 Col. Elam, of Richmond, Va, with several Virginia Republican congressmen and state senators were admitted, and Col Elam pre- sented statement prepared and signed by great number of Virginia Republicans, in which the history of the Republican party for the past dozen years was reviewed With the cooperation of the national committee they hoped to carry the state next year, and seven, if not eight, of the ten representa- tives from that stase. The Virginia Repub- licans, the address declares are tired of being treated by the Republican party, not as poor relation, but as an illegitimats con- nection. They wanted their hands upheld by the national committee and they would give it the electoral vote of Virginia next year.
 Col. Hummer, of Aberdeen, D. T., made a st r'ring and humorous speech in favor of Minneapolis. He wante the convention coated up near Dakota. The question of statei' od for Dakota was going to be an issue i'll the next campaign. He criticized the Democratic party harshly for keeping Dakota out of the union Balloting sa.a-- choice of cities then began. On the first informal ballot the vote stood, Chicago, Il: Omaha, 10; Philadelphia, g.; Cincinnati, 8; Minneapolis, 6; St. Louis, 2; Washington, 1. On the next ballot the vote stood, Chicago, 22; Cincinnati, g; Minneapolis, s; Omaha, 4; Philadelphia, 3; St. Louis, l. On the third ballot Chicago received 25, one more than majority; Cincinnati, IS; Minneapolis, 8; Omaha, L Subsequently this vote, on motion of MT. Mercy, of Louisiana, was made unanimous for Chicago
 Quite a long discussion followed motion to admit six delegates at large from Dakota to the national convention. This proposition was finally amended, and as adopted allows Dakota and Washington Territory each four contingent delegates, in addition to the two regular delegates.
 The chairman. and secretary of the con- mittee were instructed to prepare the call for the convention.
 A request from the National Republican league, of Washington, to be permitted to do campaign work in the southern states, under the direction of the National Republi- can committee, was granted. Gen. Sypher, ot the league, announced that with these in structions the league contemplated doing campaign work with tariff documents in some of the southern states, without a dol lars expense to the national committee
 Mr. A. H. Gallahue, chairman of the New York Workingmen's Municipal Reform league, was admitted to present the views of that party. He asked of the committee some recognition of the cause of labor He wanted them to further the views of his organiza- tion for a high protective tariff, strong navy, more coast defences, internal improve ments and compulsory education. He asked the enfranchisement of the white slave as they had witnessed that of the black slave, On motion of MT. Conger, of Ohio, the hearty cooperation of the committee was voted to the men whom MT. Gallahue represented, and t he committee then adjourned. Guilty of Killing His Father. 1 LANCASTER, Penn., Dec. S.-The Coroner's jury holding an inquest on the body of Christian Rudy held a meeting last evening to hear further testimony. The doctor testified that there was a scalp wound in l hicted by some sharp instrument and that the back of the skull had been crushed by q hard, flat instrument prob tbly the side of a hatchet blade. Other testimony was to the l finding of blood-stained hatchet and 8
 plane bit stained with blood, both tools
 being John Rudy's property. It was also
 shown that trail of blood led from the
 stable to the pool of blood near where
 Rudy's body was found, and that a heavy
 body had been dragged over the ground l The jury found that Christian Rudy came I to his death by heinz struck on the heao